#astor

I must admit, that I have learned more from my negative experiences than I have ever learned from my positive one. ↗

— John Paul Warren

#central-christian-church #church #inspirational #john-paul #john-paul-warren

I have not learned a single lesson, been inspired or impacted by another person’s life void of negative experiences. ↗

— John Paul Warren

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Let the world know what you live for...not what you fall for! ↗

— John Paul Warren

#faith #john-paul #john-paul-warren #leadership-quotes #mens-qoutes

Faith UP! Your purpose is GREATER than all your PROBLEMS. ↗

— John Paul Warren

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Aldrich bears witness to the tail-end of the disintegration of that most storied of American dynasties, the Astors. Growing up at Rokeby, the crumbling, 43-room family mansion on the Hudson River, she had ample opportunity to observe and participate in the eccentricities of her once mighty clan. Interweaving recollections from her dysfunctional childhood and tales of glories past, she accurately captures and communicates the madness and malaise that have infected many members of the last few generations of Astors. ↗

— Margaret Flanagan

#memoir #communication

Too often, our concept of pastors and church leaders reinforces rather than obliterates the sad state of family life in our current context. ↗

— Russell Moore

#family #pastors #family

Anytime you feel like you don't have any work to do, just look around. Look for what God had started doing and ask for his permission to assist him in doing it. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#arcbishop #ask #bishop #christ #clergy

We don't forgive people because they deserve it. We forgive them because they need it--because we need it. ↗

— Bree Despain

#pastor-divine #forgiveness

But why is it so hard to forgive? Mrs. Conners asked. "Pride," Dad said. "This person has already wronged you in some way, and now you are the one who has to swallow your pride, give something up, in order to forgive him. ↗

— Bree Despain

#pastor-divine #forgiveness

Some people are desperate because they don't know how to ask for His grace. ↗

— Bree Despain

#grace #mercy #pastor-divine #the-dark-divine #forgiveness